The Browns open up the 2024 campaign against Garrett's hometown team the Dallas Cowboys
star defensive end is Texas native, and while he may don orange and brown these days, he – like many kids growing up in the lone star state – had an eye for the navy, silver and white of the Dallas Cowboys first.
“Just a little bit," Garrett said with a little devious grin when asked if playing against his hometown team came with a little extra motivation. "It's always special going against your home team, definitely going to have some family up there – some wearing blue, some wearing brown. ButThis will mark the second time in Garrett's career that he'll have a chance to suit up against the team he cheered for growing up.
on his the first television broadcast of his new career. As Garret knows, the Cowboys will always bring that type of fanfare to town, wherever they play. And even though his family is split on who they may be cheering for, it means a lot to him to share the moment with those he grew up watching football with.
"I mean, grew up a fan, grew up in the blue and white," he said. "I wasn't the biggest football fan growing up, but I would make sure to sit there with my family, whether it was on Thanksgiving or throughout the week with my dad. I've got fond memories of watching this team and so being able to play against this team and create those memories, not only for myself on the field, but seeing the smiling faces of my family afterwards, seeing my dad, seeing my parents.
That's not all Garrett hopes to be cherishing on Sunday though. He wants to win, and perhaps put on a show individually in the process.Spencer German is a contributor to the Northeast Ohio cluster of sites, including Cavs Insider, Cleveland Baseball Insider and most notably Browns Digest. He also works as a fill-in host on Cleveland Sports Radio, 92.3 The Fan, one of the Browns radio affiliate stations in Cleveland.
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